To signal your presence to the bear, simply wave both hands over your head and, depending on the distance, speak loudly and calmly at the bear.

If you are with several people, it is more effective if you line up next to each other, so you look bigger for the bear! The bear will notice you and will flee or continue his activity unimpressed.

If, on the other hand, the bear stops calmly and blocks your path, you'd better go back slowly or make a wide arc around him.

If the bear is already in the immediate vicinity and has noticed you, but does not retreat, you should not run away under any circumstances.

This is the biggest mistake you can make in this situation, because the bear would immediately start the pursuit by his hunting instinct.

In no case imitate other animals like whistles, but talk quietly in normal voice position too the bear. Swinging your arms over your head is also a good idea.

This eliminates the risk that the bear thinks you are another animal..

That bears are badly see is a misconception, according to the latest research bears can see very well, (comparable to us humans) but they rely more on their sense of smell.

You should avoid looking the bear directly in the eye, he would interpret that as aggressive behavior...

Please do not make any quick movements or even suggest them, but withdraw carefully.

When the bear follows, stop.

(as the Alaskans always say, stand your ground!)

And calmly and firmly talk to him. If the bear stands on his hind legs it is not a threat to you he just gets a better overview of the current situation!

If the bear starts an attack and comes running towards you, it is in 99% of the cases only a fake attack.

It's no fun, but you can't run away under any circumstances.

The bear will stop right in front of you and possibly show you his broadside.

That's just a sign he wants to show you he's the boss! When he starts to wuff and open and close his mouth then it is a sign of highest tension and stress of the bear!

( sometimes he has also foam on the mouth)

To distract an approaching bear from you, you can also drop an item (e.g. the backpack) and then slowly move away.

The bear may then stop to take a closer look at the item and lose interest in you...

To have a can of pepper spray with you is also a good idea, but you have to pay attention from which direction the wind comes from, so that no wind blows from the front, because otherwise you will put yourselves out of action when the spray blows into your eyes...

After a well-directed strike with the pepper spray the bear is hopefully busy with himself for a while

But I wouldn't rely on that!

The cans are available in several different sizes. You should wear them ready to hand on man/woman.

These pepper cans are not a 100% protection .

You should test the cans after the purchase once briefly, because it has already happened several times that they did not work at all.......Uuuuppppsssss....

A large bear spray can should last about 9 seconds, but I wouldn't rely on it either...

An Electric bear fence, is always good to have with you, you sleep much better in the Bush. The camp is also secured when you are away. Wouldn't be the first time that a bear was in the camp while the owner was in the bush for a hike. I use a model from Germany from the company www.weidezaun.info